Everything Mission EDC's Belén Guerrero said to investors from India

MCALLEN, Texas - Belén Guerrero, Mission Economic Development Corporation’s chief operating officer, recently spoke to investors that are keen to bring manufacturing and high-tech companies from India to the Rio Grande Valley.

The event was hosted by the Council for South Texas Economic Progress and was held at the Casa De Palmas in McAllen.

Guerrero said there were great opportunities for Indian companies to expand into Mission.

“We focus on four major functions: corporate attraction, business retention and expansion, incentive navigation, and business development within our community,” Guerrero said.

She also spoke about a feature of Mission EDC’s work that sets the entity apart.

“I think one thing that sets the Mission EDC apart from other communities is that we are very keen and very bullish on growing our startups and our small businesses within our community. We really have a tailored and creative approach to be able to assist businesses from the time of inception to funding, to growing. and developing into larger corporations with pretty large investments and job production.”

In her pitch to the investors from India, Guerrero also spoke about the 55,000 square feet of incubator space available at the Center for Education and Economic Development

She said tenants housed within the CEED building are “really set up for success in a space that is about innovation with like-minded companies that are on the same track for growth.”

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